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After maintaining a strong lead as election results rolled in, Mark Napier has defeated current Sheriff Chris Nanos, 56 percent to 44 percent. Napier said that his first priority is to do a "cultural reset" in the Sheriff's department to help restore morale. "To the people who have been given a black eye by all the nonsense that’s been going on and the high-level people who felt under-appreciated and often mistreated by the current administration, we’re going to lift them back up," Napier said. Nanos, a Democrat, was appointed to the position by the board of supervisors in July 2015,...

Oregon Primary is today, Tuesday May 17, 2016. Results will begin being posted at 8:00 pm PDT (11 pm EDT). Come on in, kick off your shoes and enjoy the fun!

AZGOP Chairman to Support Donald Trump for Republican Nominee for President of the United States From First Vote to Last at Republican National Convention, AZGOP Chairman Robert Graham Voting for Trump PHOENIX - This morning Chairman Robert Graham of the Arizona Republican Party announced that based on the results of the March 22 Presidential Preference Election and the successful completion of the April 30 Republican State Convention, he is fully supporting Donald Trump as the party’s nominee for President of the United States. As a delegate to the Convention, he will cast any and all of his votes for Donald...

Full title: Cruz Campaign Embarrassed After Fact Checking Site Exposes Lie About His Chances of Winning [Snip]... So it should come as no surprise that Cruz has been saying that “poll after poll” shows him beating Hillary Clinton. ... [Snip]... In fact, according to Politifact, based on a grouping of polls done over the last month, Cruz only beats Clinton in one out of the nine – a Fox News poll.

On March 10, Attorney Stephen Pidgeon, lead counsel for the North American Law Center sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Carlos H. Cascos on behalf of a legal citizen and voter in Texas, as well as in the public interest of the nation, questioning if, when Cruz ran for, was elected and certified by the Texas Secretary of State as the new U.S. Senator representing the people of Texas, he was a legal citizen of Canada. As of this writing, Pidgeon has not received a response. Ted Cruz Attached to his letter, Pidgeon provided a copy of Cruz's...

Pundit Erick Erickson's The Resurgent website got 10K from anti-Trump, Paul Singer-funded Our Principle PAC in their latest FEC reported, GotNews.com can report. The funding from the neoconservative billionaire wasn't disclosed to Erickson's readers at the new venture. Singer, who is a pro-gay marriage establishment billionaire, was one of the major financial donors for Marco Rubio. Singer is also a major supporter of National Review which was dispensing the #NeverTrump at CPAC.

I believe I've read that there is something magical about a 42% threshold in an election/poll. Can someone clarify why that number is so important? Does or have to do with inevitability?

I was pondering and found that Vermont has a population of only 626,000 with 17% more Ds than Rs. If conservatives were to move there from another state, how many would be needed to flip the state red?

Need prayers for a miracle. My daughter is overseas and lost her phone. She's going to retrace her path in the morning to try and find it. She needs a miracle, not just to find the phone, but to help increase/renew her faith in God and in miracles. I believe there is power in numbers and hope you would pray in her behalf today. Her name is Hayley. Thanks.

Bourque Industries today announced that the Company has earned National Institute of Justice (NIJ) certification for its Level III stand-alone Kryron Terminator Armor – under the model designation KT-MIA-II – complying with the most recent and rigorous NIJ Standard-0101.06. NIJ certification is a prerequisite for most US law enforcement agencies when purchasing personal body armor for its officers. This essential government stamp of approval allows Bourque's innovative Kryron Terminator Armor to be marketed and sold to federal law enforcement, state police, sheriff's offices, and municipal police forces across the country. Bourque's Level III armor joins the Level II Ultralight, the...

So these TUSD [Tucson Unified School District] students that walked out of class to protest the end of MAS [Mexican American Studies] studies went to an event organized by UNIDOS and UA [University of Arizona] professors. TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone wrote a letter to the head of the UA MAS program, Dr. Tony Estrada, asking him to not have his professors encourage kids to cut class for free food, entertainment and MAS. Link to the letter: http://content.clearchannel.com/cc-common/mlib/667/01/667_1327931624.pdf

"Bourque's Level III stand-alone Kryron Terminator Armor System became the first armor in the history of NIJ testing to defeat all six 7.62x51 FMJ NATO rounds within the 44mm back face deformation standards. And Bourque didn't reach this unheard of milestone only once, but repeated the performance on all four Level III armor plates tested, establishing a level of protection unmatched worldwide."

Link only: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/08/17/Kryron-proves-worth-again/UPI-51611313596579 With all the talk about failing body armor, our guys and gals should be wearing this. If it can stop multiple .50 cal AP rounds, it should be a top priority to get it and save lives.

Bourque Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce that the live-fire demonstration of its new Kryron ballistics helmet was a complete success-no penetration when shot with an AK-47 from approximately 10 ft. John Bourque, who conducted the test, indicated that to the best of his knowledge this was the first successful test where a helmet was struck by a rifle bullet and had no penetration. The helmet is a proof of concept prototype and further improvements are already planned that the Company anticipates will lead to a production model(s).

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New product from Bourque Industries is far stronger than current standard, first to protect against rifle fire, joins other revolutionary Bourque Industries products TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bourque Industries, Inc. (OTC:BORK) will unveil its new Kryronized aluminum alloy ballistic helmet at a live-fire demonstration in Mesa, Ariz. This new technology will bring unprecedented ballistic protection – the ability to withstand rifle fire – to military and law enforcement personnel in a package that meets all other required specifications (not an April Fool's joke, Ed.). To the best knowledge of Bourque Industries, no other available technology can provide a similar level of protection...

Two months after suffering a bullet to the brain in an assassination attempt, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, R-Ariz., is “responding beautifully… already speaking in full sentences,” her doctors said in a press conference Friday at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where Giffords is undergoing rehabilitation. Still, they said, the congresswoman has no memory of the event in Tucson that almost took her life. Her “memories of childhood and past years… are all normal,” the medical team said. But “she does not have memories of the event, which is normal.” Doctors said her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, told her about the shooting....

An effort is underway to recall Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik for his comments blaming political rhetoric for the shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13 others including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Dan Baltes, executive director of Americans Against Immigration Amnesty, told The Washington Times that he began looking into the recall effort after being deluged by phone calls and e-mails from the group's members.

Uh-oh! The greatest Sheriff ever, Clarence Dupnik, violated his own agency's policies and procedures by giving his opinion. No member, while acting in an official capacity, shall make any oral or written statement to the media, which presents a personal opinion or point of view.

The “Worst Sheriff in America” must be fired! It’s time to bring a new Sheriff to Town! We must replace Sheriff Dupnik in 2012 and we must start now. Sheriff Dupnik has refused to uphold the laws of the state of Arizona. He has called his constituents racists and he has exploited the criminal investigation of a mass murder to perpetuate the criminalization of conservatism.